sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
every year; yearly; annually
summer vacation; summer holiday
homecoming; returning home
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
Kaei era (1848.2.28-1854.11.27)
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
confections; sweets; candy; cake
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
rusty color produced when black or purple clothes fade
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person